She didn't set out to take over the mansion or win over people. That's the typical mindset in novels but this inaction is rather realistic for a girl who's used to keeping her head down. Why to bother when she's so uncertain about this new environment? Might as well stay as it is as long as she's not mistreated. She just helped with things when she was forced to do so by the crisis and her contributions were pretty reasonable too. Eating rations, giving up a place to hide for logical reasons rather than "pure goodness" (not that such would be bad but this is pretty refreshing too. She's good but not a saint. She wants to help people but she's also willing to die because she has nowhere to return), helping with the wounded and washing, etc.

However, it isn't that strange considering his background. He's so doting with MC because apart from his younger brother *cough* he's alone in the world. He's the youngest of a big family that was exterminated so it makes sense he'd value MC so much. Also, he has an unusual outlook about marriage and child raising because monogamy was a tradition of the Chu family. His family also has an special origin and a lot of secrets passed down so of course he'd seek intimacy in his relationship.

our MC was sent to the war front as the general's bride. by the time she got there the general was already out there fighting. The bro of the ML was in the mansion and they all think that MC is a spy from the court so they monitor our MC. AND OUR AWESOME MC QUICKLY ADAPTS... and then a sneak attack come from the enemy side and OUR MC HAD TO STAND WITH THE WHOLE TOWN TO protect each other... IT WAS SO GOOD! she wasnt op or anything it felt very humane... and the best part is MC heard rumors and thinks that the general is close to being a savage, eating raw meat and all ahhaha and she gets to experience the war first handedly so doesnt care if her husband is like that as long as he defeats the enemy and win! (I LOVE HER ABOUT THAT) AND THEN THE GENERAL COMES TO THE SCENE AHHH *fangirl screaming* I noticed that "the general will come for us" was repeated again and again and that was an amazing feeling when he finally came... then comes the best moment... it was four days after the general defeated the enemy and our MC was squatting down by the well to wash cotton to tend to the wounded (note that she was a noble lady from the capital) and she sees a huge man with a full beard wearing worn out armor coming to the well and our MC thinks that he was just a soldier but then every one else calls the man general and kneels AND OUR MCs brain literally fries and thinks that the general looks good and better than those rumors hahahahahaha and ML thinks that the MC was like a little ball crouching down and he holds her in his hands and thats how their journey began...I IMAGINED THIS SCENE SO VIVIDELY YOU KNOW WITH SLOW MOTION AND BACKGROUND MUSIC!! hahahahahah THE BEST AND I LOVE IT

he buys a puppy for the MC... HE WAS IN IT FOR LIFE!!!!!

I'm pleasantly surprised when Ying Wang shizi died, lol. Deserved it.